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EP 2 415 445 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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08.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/28 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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08.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/06 |
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Date of filing: 22.09.2009 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO
PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
29.09.2008 US 101001 P
29.09.2008 US 101014 P
29.09.2008 US 101025 P
29.09.2008 US 100967 P
29.09.2008 US 100994 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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09792821.2 / 2331042 |
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Applicant: Draeger Medical Systems, Inc. |
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Telford, PA 18969 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Khodak, Elena
Hatfield, PA Pennsylvania 19440 (US)
- Chilton, Robert J.
League City, TX 77573-4601 (US)
- Sabota, Peter D.
Warminster, PA Pennsylvania 18974 (US)
- Dolan, Dan
Perkasie, PA Pennsylvania 18944 (US)
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Representative: McCartney, Jonathan William |
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Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU
Bristol BS1 6HU (GB) |
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Warming therapy device including modular humidification system |
(57) An apparatus and method for performing warming therapy is described. In one exemplary
embodiment, the apparatus includes a base (12) for supporting a medical patient and
a humidifier module (26) removably coupled to the base (12). The humidifier module
(26) may include a main reservoir (50) and an evaporator reservoir (52) separated
by a channel (30). Both the main and evaporator reservoirs (50,52) may be protected
by a cover (58), which may be made removable. The design of the humidifier module
(26) is such that the component parts thereof may be easily removed, so that the reservoir
body (48) including the main reservoir (50) and the evaporator reservoir (52) may
be easily cleaned, such as through use of an autoclave.